Officials from Forsyth County, the City of Johns Creek and the state gathered Tuesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project, which will widen approximately 2.5 miles from Douglas Road to Hospital Parkway.
The ceremony commemorated the start of Phase I (eastern portion) of a two-phase project to widen McGinnis Ferry Road from Ronald Reagan Boulevard east of the new Georgia 400 interchange, which is currently under construction, to Hospital Parkway (Emory Johns Creek Hospital). The anticipated completion of this part of the work is 2028 at a cost of $44 million.
“This project is a great example of SPLOST pennies hard at work providing another important investment in our County’s infrastructure that will enhance the quality of life for citizens for years to come,” said Forsyth County Commissioner Laura Semanson.
Once funded, Phase II of the project will consist of widening the remainer of the project from Ronald Reagan Boulevard to Douglas Road (western portion). Both phases will include widening McGinnis Ferry Road from a two-lane road to a four-lane road, divided by a 20-foot raised median.
Funding sources for Phase I of the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project includes $20 million from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), $14.4 million from Forsyth County, primarily funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and Transportation Bond funds: $8.1 million from the City of Johns Creek and $1.5 million from Fulton County Water & Sewer.
Funding for Phase II has not yet been identified.